Rotation Locations

HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (HUH)
Located at Broad and Vine Streets in Center City Philadelphia, Hahnemann University Hospital is a 636-bed tertiary referral center. General surgery experience focuses on complex GI surgery, colorectal surgery, vascular surgery, and surgical oncology. This hospital is also the site of the Minimally Invasive Surgery program that provides focused experience in laparoscopic procedures, and is a Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center supported by a separate trauma/critical care service. A multiple organ transplantation service specializing in kidney and pancreas transplant is also based at Hahnemann University Hospital. The kidney transplant program is the busiest in the Delaware Valley area.
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
This freestanding 183-bed pediatric specialty hospital in Philadelphia is the site of a fully approved fellowship in pediatric surgery. The surgery residents are fully integrated in the general pediatric surgery and the pediatric multiple organ transplantation programs. Currently our program offers exposure to pediatric surgery at both the junior and senior levels.
CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER/BURN UNIT
Crozer Chester is a 489-bed tertiary care community hospital in Upland, PA, approximately 20 minutes south of Philadelphia and easily reached by Interstate 95. PGY-2 surgery residents rotate on the Burn Unit at Crozer Chester and work closely with a dedicated group of burn-care-certified physicians and surgeons.
ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Abington Memorial Hospital (AMH) is 508-bed community teaching hospital located in Abington, Pennsylvania. The Department of Surgery first sent residents to AMH during the second half of the 2003-2004 academic year. This rotation provides residents with an opportunity to rotate on services that are unavailable to them at Hahnemann Hospital. Abington’s surgical faculty were pleased with the level of competence exhibited by our mid-level residents and the decision was made to continue the affiliation. This academic year, the Department of Surgery has PGY-1s and PGY-2s rotating at Abington. Rotations are four weeks in length. Residents at all levels will take part in inpatient, outpatient and office procedures and attend conferences. With experience-appropriate supervision, junior- and senior-level residents participate in surgical procedures, including:
- Plastic and reconstructive surgeries
- Neurosurgery
- Endocrine Surgeries
- Orthopaedic Surgeries
- Urologic Surgeries
Residents further develop a sound and comprehensive fund of knowledge by participating in prescribed and voluntary seminars, including:
- Clinical conferences
The Department of Surgery’s affiliation with Abington Memorial Hospital continues to be a productive and mutually beneficial endeavor. Abington has recently advised our residency office of their desire to have their residents rotate through our transplant service for the 2006-2007 academic year.
BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL
Bryn Mawr Hospital (BMH) is a 283-bed facility located at 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Associated with the Main Line Health System, Bryn Mawr is a busy regional healthcare site. The Department of Surgery sent its first group of residents to Bryn Mawr in June 2003. The goal of the Bryn Mawr rotation is to provide residents with an opportunity to gain experience at a community facility. These PGY-2s, PGY-3s and PGY-4s residents acquired a wealth of experience facilitated by participating in:
The alliance with BMH has proven to be extremely successful and, this academic year, we have three middle-year residents per rotation assigned there. Residents rotating at Bryn Mawr engage in a wealth of supervised surgical procedures, including:
- Inguinal and abdominal hernia repairs
- Laparoscopic cholecystecomies
- Appendectomies
- Small and large bowel resections
- Colostomies
- Lumpectomies
- Mastectomies
- Sentinel lymph node biopsies
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Common peripheral and vascular surgery procedures
The Department of Surgery’s affiliation with Bryn Mawr Hospital continues to be a mutually beneficial endeavor.
ST. PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Founded in 1907, St. Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH) is a 422-bed teaching hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. More than 30,000 inpatients and more than 200,000 outpatients are treated at SPUH annually. In 2004, over 9,800 surgeries were performed at SPUH and it is estimated that over 11,000 surgeries will be performed in 2005. These include:
- General and non-cardiac thoracic surgeries
- Advanced minimally invasive procedures, including VATS
- Plastic surgeries
- Head and neck surgeries
- Endocrine surgeries
- Alimentary surgeries
- Pediatric surgeries
Residents are supervised by those attending physicians who are members of the teaching staff, in accordance with the goals and objectives of their respective surgical disciplines. In addition, we have confirmed that SPUH has efficient, state-of-the-art laboratory, pathology and radiologic resources. In January 2006 SPUH was added as an integrated program. For the academic year 2006-2007 there are five residents per month rotating here: 1 resident from each PGY Level.
VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER AT WILKES-BARRE
The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (WBVA) is a government-operated General Medical and Surgical facility consisting of 116 beds. Though the hospital is not large, the surgical opportunities are diverse and feedback from residents has been extremely favorable. Last year over 2,100 surgeries were performed at the hospital. Each PGY-4 resident rotates at Wilkes-Barre for a period of approximately seven to eight weeks. During this rotation, residents take part in the preoperative evaluation and diagnostic process as well as postoperative care and management. Operative procedures in which residents have unique participation include:
- Pneumectomy
- Parathyroidectomy
- Orthopaedic Surgeries
- Vascular Surgeries
- Cardiothoracic Surgeries